Food Politics - Marion Nestle

Food Politics - Marion Nestle

Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health by Marion Nestle (California Studies in Food and Culture, 3) (Paperback)

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For God, Country, and Coca-Cola - Mark Pendergrast

For God, Country, and Coca-Cola - Mark Pendergrast

By Mark Pendergrast. "An encyclopedic history of Coke and its subculture. [Pendergrast] has used Coca-Cola as a metaphor for the growth of modern capitalism itself. His research and storytelling skills are prodigious." - From the Washington Post.

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Protecting America's Health - Philip Hilts

Protecting America's Health - Philip Hilts

Protecting America's Health: The FDA, Business, and One Hundred Years of Regulation (harcover), By Philip Hilts, journalist from the Washington Post and New York Times.

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Pure Ketchup: A History of America's National Condiment

Pure Ketchup: A History of America's National Condiment

By Andrew F. Smith. A history of America?s beloved condiment, starting with the origin of the word and culminating with the fight to eliminate preservatives. Smith includes 50 ketchup recipes that chart the history of the product.

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The Great American Medicine Show - by David Armstrong

The Great American Medicine Show - by David Armstrong

The Great American Medicine Show: Being an Illustrated History of Hucksters, Healers, Health Evangelists and Heroes from Plymouth Rock to the Present (Paperback) by David Armstrong (Author), Elizabeth Metzger Armstrong (Author)

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Snake Oil, Hustlers and Hambones

Snake Oil, Hustlers and Hambones

By Ann Anderson. The American medicine show is explored in this study of wonder cures and entertainment culture. Harry Houdini, Buster Keaton and P.T. Barnum are only a few of the performers who promoted all manner of pills, ointments and extracts.

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The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity

The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity

By Roy Porter. One of the most concise and engaging histories of western medicine.

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The Toadstool Millionaires - by James Harvey Young

The Toadstool Millionaires - by James Harvey Young

By James Harvey Young. The seminal work on the history of patent medicine in the United States and the fight for the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 by the world?s foremost scholar on the FDA.

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The Medical Messiahs - by James Harvey Young

The Medical Messiahs - by James Harvey Young

By James Harvey Young. The Medical Messiahs: A Social History of Health Quackery in Twentieth-Century America (Paperback)

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